Boundary Waters

I am so happy to have discovered this mystery series at Audible. This second book in the series was as much or more interesting than the first. Great characters in a powerful and fascinating story. I look forward to listening to more books from this excellent author.

Unlike many mystery series, the main character, Cork O'Connor, is a good decent man without being made into hero or a painfully flawed person. It is likely you will like him a great deal from the beginning. This is the 2nd book in the series, and while I enjoyed this book, this book did not surpass the more traditional mystery story, "Iron Lake", the first book of the series.

I think of this book as more of an adventure story with some thrilling scenes and beautiful, rugged scenery. I found the weaving of Native American history throughout the story to be a real plus as it is very interesting and enhances the place as well as the plot for these stories by Mr. Krueger. Unfortunately, this mystery is somewhat predictable and not as complex as the first book. Still, I will be continuing with the third book and look forward to getting to know Cork better.

The narration for this story was well done by David Chandler.

Boundaary Waters ranks very high. I've ether read or listened to several of Kruger's books and they are all very good. I can't wait to get the rest of his series.

He is one writer that I never have figured out the ending until sometimes the last chaper.

No, I'm sorry to say, as he is a great reader

I would liked to have read it all at once, but time would'nt allow it.

If anyone wants to listen to (or read) a great book Mr. Kruger is a great story writer.

I enjoyed this book greatly. I will be listening to both the first and third books in the trilogy. One complaint: the narrator REALLY needs to work on southern accents. The guy who is supposed to be from Arkansas sounds like he is from over around northern Florida and may have early throat cancer. A true Ozarkian accent or even Cajun flavor would have made this key character more believable. ITs really not that difficult.

This is one of his best. I could not put this one down. You will like this one.
Roger

This is very similar to Vanishing Act, by Thomas Perry, but is not as good, and since this was published after Vanishing Act it makes one wonder if Krueger read Vanishing Act and said to himself, "I could write a story like that."
It's an interesting question: Woman with Indian heritage goes into American/Canadian wilderness with bad people after her and wins: Indian lore and beliefs save her from death. Do you believe in coincidence? Something smells fishy in Denmark. This is just a little bit better than a "2", but just barely.

This is an easy series to get hooked on. Cork O'Conner is an everyday guy with his flaws. An ex sheriff that gets drug into police business, because of his expertise in his field and knowledge of the local people and geography.
This is a suspenseful crime mystery, with a bucket full of intriguing characters. David Chandler brings them to life, with just the right amount of laid back charm, to make them the friends and neighbors you want to know better.
The 'who done it, and why are they doing it?' makes the story an interesting listen, but the background stories of the people makes it worth your time, just to sit back and enjoy.

My husband and I listened to the first book in this series (Iron Lake) on a road trip to visit our daughter in New Orleans. Loved it so much, we had to download the second book for the trip back home. This one is also a great mystery, one in which Cork, ex-sheriff is on a hunt for a lost country western singer who has been lured back to her Indian roots. And figuring out who is the bad guys in this story is about as elusive as in the first book. William Kent Krueger does not disappoint. We didn't finish the book on our drive home (just like the first one, on our drive down to New Orleans) . . . so the audio book won out OVER our normal tv shows for the first couple hours after we got home . . .